Soc 310 Cook County Jail Reflection Paper Autumn 2009 Our visit to Cook County Jail was very stimulating to say the least. The community that the jail system is located in is primarily filled with Mexican Americans and seems to be very poor. I think that the jail is located there with no consideration of lowering property level due to the fact that it is already a poor neighborhood. I think that it further harms this community because the youth are exposed to jail system unnecessarily. I
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Most people said that the county jail was a horrible and bad place to be. I can agree and relate to the saying. My experience with the county jail was not so pleasant. I did not have many difficulties with other inmates‚ but I can say I had a couple of disagreements with some. The county jail is not a place for smart individuals like me. I must admit it was once upon time that I wanted to just give in on my faith‚ but I stayed strong all the way through. But the county jail shows must people what
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Sumner County Jail: Reflection Paper I learned that jail‚ as it is boring is actually very helpful to the inmates. They are more focused on helping them get rehabilitated and out of jail as quickly as they can‚ without a recidivism rate going up. They can have jobs‚ but only women can work in the kitchens‚ I believe because there are knives‚ and women are less violent than men‚ most of the time. Also‚ the only people able to have jobs are “trustees‚” which wear a different color jumpsuit than the
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After getting the opportunity to go to a jail‚ see how my expectations are extremely outlandish and correct my expectation to be more rational and genuine. This experience has impacted me because it made me come to the realization that although the prison system does have its flaws and problems
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State Prisoners in County Jails February 2010 State Prisoners in County Jails A Publication of the Research Division of NACo’s County Services Department Written by Brian Albert Research Intern February 2010 National Association of Counties 1 About the National Association of Counties The National Association of Counties (NACo) is the only national organization that represents county governments in the United States. Founded in 1935‚ NACo provides essential services to the nation’s
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Anderson English 104 Brost 27 September 2013 Jazz‚ Liquor and Sex Appeal‚ Chicago At a time where crimes of passion flood the newspaper’s headlines‚ Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves in Chicago’s own Murderess Row in The Cook County Jail. Broadway fanatics everywhere raved about the 2002 award winner of best picture‚ Chicago‚ starring Renée Zellweger‚ Richard Gere and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The glitz and glamour of jazz‚ liquor and sex shine through in this film‚ but are all these
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famous attorneys of the twentieth century‚ Clarence Darrow clearly expresses his feelings about prison in his Address to the Prisoners in the Cook County Jail. In the speech‚ he says that he does not believethat people are in jail because the deserve to be. Clearly stating his reason for having such a negative aspect towards jail‚ he feels people are put in jail because of the circumstances beyond their control. The world today is starving. The hunger for money has now become the target for any disaster
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them up while they’re on the verge of coming out of prison and migrating back to society. In these two Essex County and Cook County offer education and try to find jobs so the offender does not have to reoffend seeing that there’s a high recidivism rate they try to cut that down by offering opportunities to give each person a new life.
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100-20 Summary Assignment Clarence Darrow‚ “Crime and Criminals‚ Address to the Prisoners in the Cook County Jail” In the captivating story “Crime and Criminals‚ Address to the Prisoners in the Cook County Jail” the author‚ Clarence Darrow‚ explains his opinions on the United States Penal system. Darrow suggests that there is “no such thing as crime” (3) rather‚ people only go to jail because they are in need of money. He further strengthens his argument by stating that the criminal
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are 3‚200 local and county jails in the United States. In fifty states and over three thousand counties‚ only one of these is in Henry County. This is the Henry County Jail‚ run by professional men and women that contribute to its effectiveness today. In 1979‚ the facility was first opened and functioned as the county jail until 1991. It was later reopened in 2003 and referred to as the Jail Annex. It is now a main part of the Henry County Jail. Typically‚ The Henry County Jail functions as a pre-trial
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